Chair-back and head-rest



(Ho Model L) F. BINDER.

CHAIR BACK AND HEAD REST.

No. 375,471. Patented Dec. 27, 1887.

V UNITED ST TES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK BINDER, OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.

CHAIR-BACK AND HEAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 375,471, dated December 27, 1887.

Application filed June 11, 1887. Serial No. 241,075. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK BINDER, of Alameda, county of Alameda, State of Galifornia, have invented an Improvement in a more complete explanation of my device,

Figure'l is a view of the device showing its application to a chair. Fig. 2 is a modification of the attachment.

A is a board, which is preferably made thin and somewhat elastic, and may have a width of several inches and a length sufficient so that the top of it will be above the level of the head of a person sitting in a chair when it is applied. This board maybe curved or straight, as preferred. Upon the upper end of this board is fixed a pad or cushion, B, which is sufficient to rest and support the head of the occupant of the chair. In order to attach this device to a chair, I employ arms or bars 0, which may be attached in various ways.

In Fig. 1 I have shown these bars having one end attached to the bottom of the back piece, A, by bolts, so that the other ends may swing about these bolts, which act as fulcrums and points of support, the strips 0 lying up against the back piece, A. The latter is set into the chair with the lower end resting on the rear portion of the seat, and these arms may be turned downward and outward, so as to pass behind the vertical rounds of the chair,

which extend between the seat and its rail when this device is applied to that form. of chairs having such vertical rounds, such as arm-chairs.

In some other forms of chairs, in which the back is constructed differently, the bar 0 is bolted through its center to the back part of the board A, so that the ends may be allowed to project upon each side of the board when this piece 0 is turned horizontally. The central bolt, by which it is attached to the back, is fitted to travel in a vertical slot, D, so that it may be raised or depressed to fit any style of chair-back which may be desired. In this construction it is necessary to hold the board or back piece to prevent it from slipping through at its lower end. I therefore prefer employing the hook E, which is attached by screws to the back of the board and adjusted so as to fit over the back of the chair to which it is to be applied, and this prevents the board from slipping down in the rear of the seat when its lower end is pushed backward. By this or any equivalent mechanical construction I am enabled to provide a removable and easily-adj ustable back and head-rest for chairs which enables the occupant to sit with much more comfort.

This device may be applied to any ordinary arm-chair, and also to chairs of other descriptions, and, if desired, may be easily carried about, so as to be placed upon any chair which the user desires to occupy.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A chair-back and head-rest consisting of the removable vertically-arranged board having the pad or cushion at the upper end, and the pivoted laterally-extending arms at the bottom, by which it is attached to the chair, substantially as described.

2. The vertical back piece having the cushion or pad at the top, and the swivel arms pivoted to the bottom so as to extend horizontally upon each side of the back piece and form a look with the vertical rounds or fixed portion of the chair, substantially as herein described. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FREDERICK BINDER.

Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, H. 0. LEE. 

